Merging botanical forms from England with the delicate plant shapes from her childhood in Japan, ceramic artist Hitomi Hosono produces delicate layered sculptures that appear as frozen floral arrangements. Often monochromatic, the works are focused on car

Griffin and Semargls, Gates of Suzdal, century. In Raven Son, Voran is struck by a series of carved doors in the palace with figures of Syrin that would have looked similar to this gorgeous carven griffin.